Part 1
考官
Did you like going to parks as a child?
考生
Yes, I definitely liked going out to the park when I was a child, but my mom usually wouldn't let me go to the park because she was worried that I might get kidnapped. But I enjoyed the time that I had whenever I had the chance to go to the park with my friends or cousins.
考官
Do you still like going to parks now?
考生
Yes, I still enjoy going to the park whenever I have the time. I'm 17 years old, so I have a lot of things to do, stuff to work on. Uh, but whenever I have the time, like for example, on weekends, I like to go there with my friends, play football, uh, and maybe get a bite before we go home.
考官
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
考生
Yes, I would like to see more parks. Uh, actually there are a lot of parks, uh, that have been built, uh, in Ethiopia Recently it has been, Ethiopia has had a really big change, uh, in the past two years. It has a lot of parks that we can go to and enjoy our time.
考官
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
考生
I don't have any particular famous parks I want to visit too. There is this particular park in our neighborhood that I go to very often with my family friends, you know, walk and chat with them and have fun.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
分數: 78.0建議: Be more concise and avoid repeating ideas. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details. Use a linking word to connect the reason or contrast (for example, 'however' or 'because'). Avoid long hesitations or repeating the same idea.
範例: Yes, I loved going to parks as a child. However, my mother often worried about safety, so I could only go when she agreed. When I did go, I usually played games with my cousins or had picnics with friends, which I remember fondly.
Do you still like going to parks now?
分數: 82.0建議: Give a clear topic sentence and then two specific supporting details. Remove filler words like 'uh' and avoid repeating 'have the time' twice. Use a linking word such as 'for example' or 'so' to make the answer smoother.
範例: Yes, I still enjoy parks. For example, on weekends I often go with friends to play football, and afterwards we usually grab a snack before heading home.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
分數: 70.0建議: Be specific and avoid contradictions. The student said they want more parks but then said many parks have been built — this is confusing. Start with a clear stance, then give a concrete reason and an example. Remove filler sounds and repeat information less.
範例: Yes, I would like more local parks, because many neighborhoods still lack safe green spaces. Recently Ethiopia has built many large parks in city centers, but smaller community parks are still needed for families and young people in residential areas.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
分數: 80.0建議: Answer directly and add a specific detail about what you like about that park. Avoid vague phrases like 'you know' and 'very often' without examples. Use one linking word to add detail (for example, 'because' or 'so').
範例: I don't have any famous parks on my list, but I often visit a nearby neighborhood park because it has a pleasant walking path and a playground. I usually walk there with family friends and we chat while our younger relatives play.
× Yes, I definitely liked going out to the park when I was a child, but my mom usually wouldn't let me go to the park because she was worried that I might get kidnapped.
✓ Yes, I definitely liked going out to the park when I was a child, but my mom usually didn't let me go to the park because she was worried that I might get kidnapped.
The original uses 'wouldn't let' to describe a habitual past action; while 'would' can mark habitual past in some contexts, here 'usually didn't let' is clearer and more natural for repeated past refusal. Use simple past for habitual past actions when stating regular past facts.
× But I enjoyed the time that I had whenever I had the chance to go to the park with my friends or cousins.
✓ But I enjoyed the time I had whenever I had the chance to go to the park with my friends or cousins.
The clause 'the time that I had' is wordy and adds an unnecessary relative pronoun. Removing 'that' and the extra 'I' improves fluency and concision while preserving past tense. Simplify relative clauses for clearer spoken English.
× Yes, I still enjoy going to the park whenever I have the time.
✓ Yes, I still enjoy going to the park whenever I have time.
'Have the time' is acceptable but in natural spoken English 'have time' is more idiomatic. Both are present tense; this change improves naturalness rather than correcting tense.
× I'm 17 years old, so I have a lot of things to do, stuff to work on.
✓ I'm 17 years old, so I have a lot of things to do and stuff to work on.
The original is a run-on fragment separated by a comma. Joining the two noun phrases with 'and' creates a single coordinated thought and correct sentence structure.
× Uh, but whenever I have the time, like for example, on weekends, I like to go there with my friends, play football, uh, and maybe get a bite before we go home.
✓ But whenever I have time, for example on weekends, I like to go there with my friends, play football and maybe get a bite before we go home.
Remove filler 'uh' and redundant phrases to improve clarity. 'Whenever I have time' is sufficient; 'like for example' is redundant. Also remove comma before 'and' when listing two activities to improve flow.
× Yes, I would like to see more parks. Uh, actually there are a lot of parks, uh, that have been built, uh, in Ethiopia Recently it has been, Ethiopia has had a really big change, uh, in the past two years.
✓ Yes, I would like to see more parks. Actually, a lot of parks have been built in Ethiopia recently; the country has undergone really big changes in the past two years.
Fix capitalization ('Recently' -> 'recently'), punctuation and word order. Use 'a lot of parks have been built' instead of 'there are a lot of parks that have been built' for concision. 'Ethiopia has had a really big change' is awkward; 'the country has undergone really big changes' is more natural. These are sentence structure and article/punctuation improvements.
× It has a lot of parks that we can go to and enjoy our time.
✓ It has a lot of parks that we can go to and enjoy our time.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable; it uses present simple 'has' to describe a current state. No change needed. (No correction made because it does not match the specified error list.)
× I don't have any particular famous parks I want to visit too.
✓ I don't have any particularly famous parks I want to visit.
Use the adverb 'particularly' to modify 'famous', and remove the trailing 'too' which is unnecessary and awkward. This corrects adjective/adverb usage and sentence structure.
× There is this particular park in our neighborhood that I go to very often with my family friends, you know, walk and chat with them and have fun.
✓ There is a particular park in our neighborhood that I go to very often with my family and friends; we walk, chat and have fun.
'Family friends' is ambiguous; likely intended 'family and friends'. Also restructure the latter clause to include a subject ('we') and use parallel verb forms 'walk, chat and have fun' for clarity and correct sentence structure.